A young man in a baseball cap and University of Nebraska sweatshirt looks at a clipboard held by football trainer Paul Schneider, who stands on the right. Behind them is a countertop, upon which are shelves of what look like medicine bottles.

"Magazine story. Behind the scenes. Athletic dept." Four athletes lie on tables in a training room. To the left of center a trainer wraps one's ankle, and in the background behind him a fifth athlete stands facing the wall and reaching for...